Aviation transfer of authority ceremony [Image 2 of 7]

TAJI, IRAQ

08.16.2015

U.S. Army Col. Ronald Beckham, commander of the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade, speaks during the transfer of authority ceremony between the 4th Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment and the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, both with the 1st Armored Division, at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 16, 2015. During their nine-month deployment, Task Force Pistol flew several hundred flight hours per week, providing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support and transporting personnel and cargo in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paris Maxey/Released)